Building Address: 310 Conklin Avenue
Section / Block / Lot:
Surveyor’s Name: Jayme Breschard
Survey Date: August 4, 2004
Building Type: residence
Owner’s Name: James and Rita Duffy
Building Name:
Date of Construction: ca. 1926 – 1947
Architect:
Building Dimensions: 40’ x 24’
No. of Floors: 2 ½
Decorative Features: full-width one-story porch, enclosed with one-over-one double-hung sash windows, and gable louvers
Siding Material(s): painted wood shingle, sawed, coursed
Roof Style: front-gabled
Roofing Material(s): asphalt shingle, plain
Foundation: concrete
Window Style(s): paired and single one-over-one and six-over-six double-hung sash windows
No. of Entrances and Placement: entrance door centered on façade (east)
Chimneys and Placement: interior slope pipe chimneys
Condition: fair
Architectural Integrity: Both the full-width one-story porch on the façade (east) and the rear (west) entry porch have been enclosed. A window centered in the façade’s gable end has been removed (disparity in shingle color). Several original windows have been replaced.
Architectural Style: Open-Gable Cottage
Description:
The building at 310 Conklin Avenue sits on the west side of the street. A concrete slab sits near the road in the front (east) lot.
Historical Information:
The building at 310 Conklin Avenue first appears on an updated Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of October, 1926 (through July, 1947). However, the building does not exist on the original Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of October, 1926. Sometime between October, 1926 and July, 1947, a one-story garage was built in the rear (west) lot. This structure no longer exists.
Source:
Gottfried, Herbert and Jan Jennings. American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940. New York: Van Norstrand Reinhold, 1985.
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps. Patchogue, New York: February 1910, October 1916, and October 1926 (updated through July 1947); available from http://ezproxy.library.cornell.edu:2972/ Internet; accessed 9 August 2004.